{"product_id":"the-industrialized-designer-leah-armstrong-9781526141033","title":"'The Industrialized Designer': Gender, Identity and Professionalization in Britain and the United States, 1930-80","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be called an industrial designer? This book traces the remarkable rise of this professional identity in historical perspective from a position of anonymity in the early twentieth century, to mid-century professionalisation, to decline and disintegration by 1980. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on new, extensive, original archival research, it uncovers the history of a profession in a state of re-invention, 1930-1980 in Britain and the United States. The book tests assumptions about the relationship between the professions in the two countries, bringing them into comparative historical perspective for the first time. The gendered dynamics of professionalisation and their interaction with the representation of the heroic male designer are interrogated and critically examined. Building on new gender perspectives to the history of the industrial design profession, the book calls for a re-examination of the limits and boundaries of what constitutes professional identity and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526141035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526141033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d","brand":"Leah Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46384204742911,"sku":"9781526141033","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b622f66c-9a59-448f-b0e2-24abf8fb92be.jpg?v=1733283042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-industrialized-designer-leah-armstrong-9781526141033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}